Plataforma de nombres comunes de las Plantas de Bogotá

Lippia alba
Verbenaceae

Common Names in the Capital District:
Poleo / Prontoalivio

Origin

Native

Uses

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Habitat

No habitats have been reported for this species yet

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View 8 sheets of Lippia alba in JBB herbarium

Illustration of Lippia alba in the drawings of the Royal Botanical Expedition of the New Kingdom of Granada (1783 - 1816) - Real Jardín Botánico CSIC

REFERENCES (click to expand)

Origin:

Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & M. Celis (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Height:

Herbario Virtual Austral Americano. (2017). Recuperado el 9 de abril de 2017, a partir de https://herbariovaa.org/

Uses:

Sierra-Guerrero, M. C., & Amarillo-Suárez, Á. R. (2014). Catálogo de la vegetación en jardines domésticos de Bogotá, Colombia. Biota Colombiana, 15(1), 10–46.
Suárez, A. (2015, agosto 29). Entrevista a Amparo Suárez, barrio San Jorge Central - Salida de campo localidad de Antonio Nariño, UPZ Restrepo.

Suggested citation

Plataforma de nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá. Lippia alba, http://nombrescomunes.jbb.gov.co/ (Consulted in 2024-05-02).

Growth form and scale

Shrub, height 1.50 m

Woody plant less than 5 m high, branching from the base.

Terrestrial herb, height 1.50 m

Non-woody plant, soft in all its parts and growing on the ground.

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